About Aurora (7)

What is a design system? A design system is a catalogue of everything that makes up your digital product including user interface elements, writing style, guiding principles, coding...
Who created the Aurora design system? Aurora design system is a collaborative effort between various designers, developers and writers across the Government of Canada. Lead by the Digital Collab...
Who can use the Aurora design system? Aurora design system is open for anyone to use! It was originally created to help guide digital collaboration tools used within the Government of Canada, bu...
Are there other design systems that exist in the public sector? Although design systems are relatively new in the public sector, some government organisations have already been working on their own design systems. For ex...
Why did you create the Aurora design system? Some of the key reasons we are building the Aurora design system are that it: Allows for consistency across applications and platforms, particularly takin...
How is the Aurora design system different from current standards such as the Web Experience Toolkit (WET) or the Canada.ca style guide? How do they all work together? The Aurora design system is a style guide that is specific to our digital collaboration tools and applications, including coding templates and components, a...
Is Aurora mandatory for use across departments? No, the Aurora design system is not mandatory.  The Aurora design system was primarily built for use by the Digital Collaboration Division for the creat...